COURT, Before Dr. G. Ney. Vice-Consul, and Messrs. K. Buicxur and Wesrexponrr, Assessors.
MEASUREMENT OF CAROA, Emil Adler, of Messra. Giesel & Ca, La., was charged with insulting a Chi nese measarer of cargo in the employ of Mr. N. 8. 0. Watson, official ewora freight measarer, by offering him a bribe of $5 on November 10.
Mr. F. Voigte prosecuted at the instance of the Conference of Shipping Companies. Mr. R. Mabnfieldt defended.
The defendant was first called upon to make a statement, He said that this cease arose out of the shipment of eighty-two casks of egg yolk, According to the contract Messra. Giesel & Go. bad to ship this cargo six weeks after receiving the order from home. The dor was received on September 8 and the shipment was not ready until November 9, so that it was then three weeks late, The goods had to be loaded in the bottom of the hold. Inthe cireamstances he had to hasten the shipment as much as possible and he bad to do everything to get it away by the L. 8. Prinzess Alice. On th noon of November 9 the cargo was ready and marked for shipment telephoned to Mr. Watson, the sworn measurer, and asked him to have it measured the next morning. On November 10 the Chinese measurer went to him and asked where the cargo was, and on being told that it was at the wharf he looked annoyed. Witness was, 165 afraid that the measurer instead of going to measure his cargo at once would first measure some other cargo which was in godowns nearer, and in order to ensure that the cargo should be measured immediately he offered hom $5 to do it "chop chop." The $5 was refused. In the afternoon be got the measurement certificate and the cargo was loaded at once into lighters and was dispatched next morning to Woosang where the Prinzess Alice was lying. He never offered the $5 bribe to reduce the measurement of the cargo as was alleged by the prosecution, Mr. Voigts—$5 was rather " lot for " Chinese it not?
Witoess—Perhaps ce, bat I did not thiok of it at the time, I had notes on Mr. Voigts—Didn't yon write to Watson on Tuesday asking him to measure on Wednesday?
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